diff --git a/log4shell-goof/log4shell-server/pom.xml b/log4shell-goof/log4shell-server/pom.xml
index a14f9f85e7..225df8aa2a 100644
--- a/log4shell-goof/log4shell-server/pom.xml
+++ b/log4shell-goof/log4shell-server/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.0</version>
+      <version>2.25.3</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.unboundid</groupId>